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. 2014 Nov 3;9(11):e111563. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0111563

Figure 2. Assessment of main pulmonary arterial distensibility (mainPAD).

Figure 2

(A) 78-year-old woman (mean pulmonary arterial pressure [mPAP], 34 mmHg). The maximum main pulmonary artery (mainPA)-cross sectional area (CSA) was 10.1 cm2, and the minimum was 8.2 cm2. The mainPAD was 18.7%. (B) 61-year-old man (mPAP, 44 mmHg). The maximum mainPA-CSA was 10.6 cm2, and the minimum was 9.6 cm2. The mainPAD was 8.7%.